Phosphate ester, is an ester derived from an alcohol and phosphoric acid. It can be also called as organophosphate because these molecules have a phosphate group bonded to carbon. Phosphate ester is widely used in pesticides, lubricants, surfactants, flame retardants.

Phosphate esters are produced by phosphation of (ethoxylated) aliphatic or aromatic alcohols. They are always used as anionic surfactants in various chemical products such as flame retardants,

lubricants and cleaning products. In 2015, 19.30% of phosphate esters were used in the manufacturing of flame retardants, while 21.74% and 20.34% were respectively consumed in lubricants and cleaning products production.

The production of phosphate esters distributed in USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific. in 2015, USA produced 60300 MT phosphate esters tooking 37.25% of glbal production, while Europe manufactured 43328 MT and took for 26.76%. China and Janpan accouted for 17.97% and 5.76% of the global production. Chemtura, Dow, ExxonMobil, Solvay, Akzo Nobel and Clariant are the major players in this field, taking about 35% of the global production.

USA, Europe and China are the main consumption areas. During 2011 and 2015, USA phosphate esters consumption increased from 37668 MT to 42553 MT, while Europe phosphate ester consumption increased from 32740 MT to 37443 MT. Due to the fast development of automobile industry, China phosphate esters consumption surged to 36817 MT with an average growth rate of 12.32%.

The global Phosphate Ester market is valued at xx million US$ in 2018 and will reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of xx% during 2018-2025.